Our workplace relations system is rigid, complex and unproducitve.
Enhancing workplace flexibility boosts productivity by allowing tailored working arrangements that meet the specific needs of both employers and employees. Simplifying the system cuts red tape and administrative burdens, enabling employers to focus on growing their business.
We can make the workplace more flexible for those with caring responsibilities by reforming Individual Flexibility Arrangements and requiring Paid Parental Leave payments be made directly by Services Australia.
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We can make the workplace more flexible for those with caring responsibilities by reforming Individual Flexibility Arrangements and requiring Paid Parental Leave payments be made directly by Services Australia.
Businesses want to facilitate caring responsibilities where they can but the current system too often serves as an inhibitor to employers who want to provide that flexibility to their employees. Reforming Individual Flexibility Arrangements and the way Paid Parental Leave is paid would boost workplace flexibility.
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We need to promote enterprise-level bargaining to achieve productivity increases and remove disincentives that hinder enterprise-level agreement making.
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We need to promote enterprise-level bargaining to achieve productivity increases and remove disincentives that hinder enterprise-level agreement making.
Employers and employees at specific worksites know what needs to happen to boost productivity in their workplaces. Recent changes which disincentivise enterprise-level bargaining such as non-consensual multi-employer bargaining and intractable bargaining reforms need to be repealed.
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We must reverse the productivity and job destroying changes affecting the labour hire sector and the definition of casual employment introduced in the 'Closing Loopholes' legislation.
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We must reverse the productivity and job destroying changes affecting the labour hire sector and the definition of casual employment introduced in the 'Closing Loopholes' legislation.
The changes to casual employment and labour hire only add to the red tape burdens of business, driving down the time they can spend on the important things like boosting productivity.
Government needs to make it easier for businesses to grow their operations, not more difficult.
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An effective industry watchdog must be re-instated with the powers and resources to stamp out corrupt and illegal conduct in the construction industry and stengthen the 'Fit and Proper Person' test for Right of Entry Permits.
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An effective industry watchdog must be re-instated with the powers and resources to stamp out corrupt and illegal conduct in the construction industry and stengthen the 'Fit and Proper Person' test for Right of Entry Permits.
The disgraceful conduct of the CFMEU has been laid bare through court cases and media revelations.
Public confidence in this crucial sector can only be restored if there is action to ensure appropriate standards of conduct and effective enforcement of the rule of law.
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A tiered incentive system for apprenticeships, offering greatest support to small businesses, would help ease these financial pressures and encourage more of Australia's 2.5 million small businesses to train apprentices.
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A tiered incentive system for apprenticeships, offering greatest support to small businesses, would help ease these financial pressures and encourage more of Australia's 2.5 million small businesses to train apprentices.
To build Australia's pipeline of future workers, develop a tiered incentive system to encourage employers to take on more apprentices and trainees, with priority going to small businesses, regional businesses, GTOs and equity cohorts.
Small businesses train 42 per cent of Australia's apprentices and trainees, yet they often lack the resources and experience of their medium and large counterparts, making hiring an apprentice a more costly exercise.
A tiered incentive system, offering greatest support to small businesses, would help ease these financial pressures and encourage more of Australia's 2.5 million small businesses to train apprentices.
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We need to move away from restrictive caps on international education. Instead, focus policy on targeting and weeding out non-genuine providers and fostering sustainable growth in Australia's $48 billion export sector.
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We need to move away from restrictive caps on international education. Instead, focus policy on targeting and weeding out non-genuine providers and fostering sustainable growth in Australia's $48 billion export sector.
To support the international education sector as a growth driver of the economy, shift the focus of international education policy away from policies such as caps and limits that can damage legitimate providers.
Instead, develop policy that will appropriately target non-genuine and unscrupulous providers. Policy and regulatory frameworks should encourage the sustainable growth of Australia's $48 billion export sector, rather than creating obstacles for both providers and international students seeking to study in Australia's world-class education and training system.
A healthy international education sector can only be a major driver of economic growth in Australia if the policy settings are properly targeted.
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We won't meet the 80% of post-school qualification target by 2050 if we don't take advantage of all possible quality resources.
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We won't meet the 80% of post-school qualification target by 2050 if we don't take advantage of all possible quality resources.
Provide government funding support for students to study with a broader range of providers in order to help meet the government's target of 80 per cent of Australians holding a post-school qualification by 2050.
The Federal government's ambitious targets for a highly trained and educated population over the next three decades will require significant investment and a rethink of provider types.
Students should be financially supported to study at a provider of their choice, including with private providers, to ensure Australia can train the growing student cohorts of the future.
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